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explore music and the reproduction of music in the home. We believe that the sound of music, unamplified, occurring in a real space is a philosophic absolute against which we may judge the performance of devices designed to reproduce music. Our goal is to provide the resources consumers need to judge how a component's sound either honors or departs from the music's truth, and to make sound purchasing decisions that maximize their experience of reproduced sound.
Below is our Issue 214, July / August 2011 table of contents and link to the
editorial.

102 The Cutting Edge: Rockport Technologies Altair Loudspeaker
This stunning example of modern industrial art is built like no other
loudspeaker — and offers world-class sound quality. Robert Harley has the details.

15 Start Me Up: Peachtree iDac
Peachtree's new iDac is more than just another iPod docking station — it is a full-featured digital hub as well as a terrific-sounding digital-to-analog converter. Steven Stone reports.

20 Absolute Analog
Air Tight PC-3 Phono Cartridge
Neil Gader on this mid-priced moving coil from one of high-end audio's most musical lines.